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Planetary News: Mars (2007)Phoenix Launch Postponed for 24 HoursJuly 31, 2007Today, NASA postponed Friday's scheduled launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander for 24 hours. The earliest available launch time is now Saturday, August 4, at 5:26:34 a.m. with a second opportunity at 6:02:59 a.m. EDT. The launch delay was due to a forecast for severe weather around the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Florida on Tuesday afternoon, which kept the fueling of the rocket's second stage from being completed. Although fueling is expected to be finished Wednesday morning, there is insufficient contingency time in the schedule to move forward with the launch on Friday. The prelaunch news conference is now scheduled for Thursday, August 2, at 2 p.m. at the NASA press site at Kennedy Space Center. All other planned events for the news media will occur 24 hours after their originally scheduled times, including The Planetary Society's Visions of Mars news conference, which is now scheduled for Friday, August 3, at 10 a.m. NASA Television and Web coverage will begin at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. For more information about NASA TV, streaming video, and schedule information, visit the NASA TV website. |
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